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Depends on the station. I decide this on my station (both what and how often).And who decides this?
Research on new music (especially Rock music) is unreliable at best and completely erroneous at worst. It's pretty much impossible to get a real opinion on music that people haven't heard more than a few times at least. It's simple. How many times have you hated or loved a song the first one or two times you heard it only to completely change your mind the third, fourth, or fifth time?tests high in New York, but tests poorly in HuntingIronCharleston...where does the single fall in rotation?
Record companies have little to no influence anymore (if they ever did) except which bands are signed and when singles are released). Hell, if you have to rep nine formats in fifty markets there's no way to build a relationship with radio.Do record companies grab you by the balls and demand you play their latest abomination?
It's the audience. I played two songs by Egypt Central and three by Another Black Day. I played them because I thought they had a chance to become something (the only criteria I use for choosing what new music to play or not). Egypt Central never caught on for my people and Another Black Day did moderately well.Perhaps it's a combination of both PDs consultants. I don't think anyone rushed out to buy the new Eqypt Central or Another Black Day CDs after their "one" song was played on radio.
Not to be picky either but, you're either that %.0001 of Nicklecrap Superfans or you made a trip to wikipedia.org for content. "3rd studio album" had me scratching my head and I don't do that very often when it comes to useless Rock trivia.Nate G wrote:Not to be picky, but "How You Remind Me" was actually on their 3rd studio album. And it wasn't their first released single, either. Just an FYI.
And to get back to Egypt Central and Another Black Day, they're junk. They may have had their "one" on WAMX but, they haven't even had their "one" song for Active Rock in general. Did either or both of these bands play X Fest? If so, there would be your reason for hearing them so much in Huntington. Neither band is currently charting in the top 40 on R&R."Fly" is the first single released by Nickelback from their album Curb, and a music video was shot for it, also a first for the band. The drums featured in the song were played by the original drummer for Nickelback, Brandon Kroeger."Fly" was played on local radios, but wasn't very successful.
No but he can sure drop one. From the three songs I've heard from "Dark Horse", it very well could be the beginning of the end for this shit. Now if we just get Mutt to produce the next Papa Roach album...Lee wrote:Even Mutt Lange can't polish a turd.
I'm sure Hinder will be voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 20 years. But, Madonna is in there...so....Oklahoma hard rockers HINDER recently spoke to MTV News about GUNS N' ROSES' long-awaited new album, "Chinese Democracy", which is due for release on November 23.
"We've heard some of the earlier stuff that's leaked, and the single, and I was just kind of like, 'Eh,' " frontman Austin Winkler said. "Axl's voice sounds great, but that was never a problem. It was him going onstage and working with those other guys that was the problem. I think somewhere Axl's got all these other different guitar players he's tried to work with and he was just whipping them, going, 'More like Slash! More like Slash!' That's what I'm picturing in my mind."
"I heard the stuff that was leaked, and I know the mixes weren't there, but, being musicians, you can hear through that stuff — you still hear the songs, and to be honest, the songs just aren't there," drummer Cody Hanson added. "It almost sounds too artsy; there's something about it. It's not what it was. It's just missing something, and it sounds overproduced. ... I guess that's what happens whenever you've got 20 years to sit in the studio."
I really don't care what their first single was. All I know "How You Remind Me (How Much We Suck)" was the song that broke them and got played a trillion times. Made millions of those with car parts in the front lawn beat their wives a bit more softly when they heard the diseased cat that is Kroeger's voice.Not a super fan and didn't take a trip to wikipedia (although I am a fan of that site). I couldn't have told you the name of the first album, just knew that there was one. I also knew that "Leader of Man" was pretty close to being their first single.
One can only hope. All those "post grunge" bands are dying. 3 Doors Down, Puddle of Mudd, and looks like Nickelback is next in line. Didn't 3 Doors Down have a deal with Wal-Mart for their last CD? Didn't that one tank?No but he can sure drop one. From the three songs I've heard from "Dark Horse", it very well could be the beginning of the end for this shit. Now if we just get Mutt to produce the next Papa Roach album...
I got that Faith No More feeling, too. Which isn't a bad thing. Like I said, this is the new "Dark Side of the Moon."Myspace is streaming "Chinese Democracy". It sounds like a Faith No More album. Weird, but pretty good. Lots of strings and a few of the songs are potential CHR tracks.
Holy shit! That just made my day! I like Nickelback, but that's freaking hillarious!Lee wrote:
